Ah, this is a shame. Notwithstanding the fact that many of us could happily live without a new take on the iconic and just-right-as-it-is-thank-you John Carpenter movie Big Trouble In Little China, one is happening anyway. It’s one of the many projects on the slate of Dwayne Johnson, who is presently working away on the new Jumanji film.

The upcoming Big Trouble in Little China remake has been seen as a dubious thing from jump street, and the fact that Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson is taking over the Kurt Russell role is considered bizarre at best. Johnson doesn't exactly fit the Jack Burton archetype. But The Rock went on the defensive early, claiming that he wants original director John Carpenter to be involved in the project. Now, it looks like that may have just been lip-service to the fans.

As it turns out, John Carpenter has yet to be contacted at all about the upcoming reboot. He has no idea what is being planned, and he hasn't been asked to participate at all. He doesn't sound overly upset about that notion. He's not too mad that 20th Century Fox is attempting a remake of the seminal 80s cult classic. Speaking with Screen Rant, the iconic director behind the
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The new story arc ‘Panic in the Sky’ gets underway in tomorrow’s Sonic the Hedgehog #284, and we’ve got a preview for you here…

Sonic and friends get into some Big Trouble in “Panic in the Sky” Part One: Sonic’s Freedom Fighters are finally ready to restore the planet! Unless, of course, someone does even more damage! Cue: the evil Dr. Eggman (of course)! He has a plan of his own and strikes first! The mad doctor launches a multi-pronged assault that will leave you speechless-everything has been building up to this moment! The final chapter to the Shattered World Saga begins here! Featuring the first of four Epic connecting covers by mega-talent Dan Schoening and an “Evil Win” variant by the wonderful Lamar Wells!

Dynamite Entertainment has announced Z Nation: Black Summer, a prequel comic book series to the events that unfolded throughout Z Nation’s two seasons, written by series co-creator Craig Engler and Fred Van Lente. Set in the second year of the zombie apocalypse, the comic series will be released in early 2017:

Press Release: July 18, 2016, Mt. Laurel, NJ: As the world gears up for Season Three of the fan-favorite SyFy series Z Nation, Dynamite Entertainment proudly announces an all-new canonical comic series, entitled Z Nation: Black Summer, co-written by series co-creator Craig Engler and Fred Van Lente (The Mocking Dead, Big Trouble in Little China)! Set one year prior to the events depicted in the television series, the Black Summer storyline will reveal previously untold tales from the post-apocalyptic wasteland, events that shaped the characters that fans know and love.

Boom! Studios’ “Road to San Diego” continues with news that a Big Trouble in Little China game is coming! Play as Jack and traverse through locations from the movie. More details about the game’s release coming in August! Also in today’s Highlights: The Night Visitor 2 release details and info on the debut of Dead Inside #1.

Big Trouble in Little China the Game is a cooperative, cinematic game with miniatures.
Play as Jack Burton or one of his brave friends on the mysterious quest to rescue the green-eyed beauty, defeat Lo Pan’s ancient magic, and save Chinatown from his evil minions.
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Greg Pak is penning and Daniel Bayliss is doing the art for the comic which has the full approval of Carpenter. Whether the villains of the films, Isaac Hayes' The Duke and James Hong's Lo-Pan, will show up - you'll have to wait and see.

Boom Studios will also be releasing two books later this year - "The Official
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Iggy Azalea's legal team fired off a scorching letter to Nick Young's baby mama ... warning her that any mention of Iggy in her upcoming tell-all story will spell Big trouble for her. We broke the story ... Nick's baby mama, Keonna Green, shopped around and sold her story as the alleged "other woman" reportedly pregnant with Nick's second child ... while Nick and Iggy were still together. Iggy's lawyer legal eagle, Howard King, didn't mince
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While animated sci-fi series “Rick and Morty” began as a hallucinatory “Back to the Future” riff, in its second season on Adult Swim it’s turned more Philip K. Dick in its trippy embrace of alternate realities and alien worlds. Sociopathic scientist Rick Sanchez enlists naive grandson Morty in a series of mind-bending, intergalactic adventures, putting their dysfunctional family in continuous peril.

For creators Justin Roiland (“Adventure Time” voice actor) and Dan Harmon (“Community” creator), the first season was all about the crazy inventions, while the second concentrated more on exploration. “We’re trying to make sure that we never paint ourselves into a corner conquering the nihilism of an infinite universe,” said Harmon.

The comedy is both smart and low-brow with scattered sci-fi and other pop cultural references along with plenty of sex and scatological humor.

It's a rare, happy time when John Carpenter is in the news as he has been lately. The genre hero, who recently announced that he'll going on tour performing some of his best-known theme songs this summer, is also producing the next "Halloween" sequel — his first direct involvement with the slasher franchise he created in many moons. Ahead of its remake starring Dwayne Johnson, avail yourself of this vintage "Big Trouble in Little China" featurette on the making of the cult classic.
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One of Carpenter's many collaborations with Kurt Russell — others include "The Thing, "Escape from New York" and "Elvis" — "Big Trouble" is an entertainingly bizarre blend of martial arts, the supernatural and '80s action. Made for TV at what looks to be the time of "Big Trouble's
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A year ago we learned that The Rock would be starring in a big screen remake of Big Trouble In Little China, but we haven’t heard much about it since then. Sometimes when you don’t hear about a film project for a long time you just assume that it could have fallen into development heck. I […]

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Roughly one year ago, it was announced that Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson was in talks to star in a remake of John Carpenter's classic, Big Trouble in Little China, for 20th Century Fox. At the time it was announced that X-Men: First Class writers Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz were writing the script, and that Johnson was going to play the Jack Burton role made famous by Kurt Russell in the 1986 original.
In that film Russell plays a blue-collar truck driver who finds himself roped into a centuries-old battle with an evil sorcerer. The divisive remake -- Big Trouble is one of those properties fans hold near and dear to their hearts -- will likely update that story and contemporize it with a more modern-day spin, utilizing all the latest special effects. That's...

While we continue to ponder whether or not the Big Trouble in Little China remake starring Dwayne Johnson is a good thing, we now have something new and exciting to pour over from the original movie itself. As we approach the 30th Anniversary of Big Trouble in Little China, which was released July 2, 1986, we have a first look at the big coffee table book that explores the making of the movie. Along with the cover art, we also have two behind-the-scenes photos.

Thanks to Entertainment Weekly, we get a sneak peek at this awesome tome from authors Tara Bennett and Paul Terry. At the time of Big Trouble's debut in theaters, the Fourth of July release date window wasn't what it has become today. And the movie didn't fare too well amongst other big summer blockbusters. Its box office reception was tepid, to say the least, pulling in just $11 million.
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LevelK has revealed the first international deals for upcoming family animation The Incredible Story of the Giant Pear.

The film, which LevelK launched sales on at Efm in Berlin last month, has been sold to Korea (Yejilim Entertainment), Iran (Century 21), Hungary and Romania (Ads Service Ltd.) and Estonia (Estin Film).

The Incredible Story of the Giant Pear is based on a children’s book by Jakob Martin Strid, which will be published in China later this year having previously been published in eight languages, selling sold more than 100,000 copies.

We could have called the Veronica Mars movie. We could have guessed that Twin Peaks would get a reprieve from cancellation. And it made sense that The X-Files would get a follow-up series. But Full House? All these years later? This is one we didn't see coming.
We got eight seasons and 192 episodes detailing the life lessons learned by Danny Tanner (Bob Saget), his three daughters and all the other people who came through the beautiful San Francisco Victorian they called home. And yet we're getting more in the form of Fuller House - this Friday, in fact, in true Tgif style.
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Read More: Watch: 'The Americans' Season 4 Trailer Teases Big Trouble
"The Americans" has never been a show afraid to push boundaries. From Episode 1 on, the series has pushed the boundaries of what's allowed on cable television with its brutal violence and heated sex scenes. Of course, it's all portrayed with the utmost class and character, but the family drama is also one of the more adult offerings airing right now.
In two new trailers for Season 4, fans should be reminded of just that. Though no new footage from the upcoming season is included, stars Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell are as fresh as ever while seducing two new marks. The second video is all atmosphere, harkening back to the Cold War tensions the period drama is built on. Together they're quite the tease for what we've been missing these past few months, making Season 4 all the more eagerly anticipated.
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Read More: Watch: 'The Americans' Season 4 Trailer Teases Big Trouble
"The Americans" has never been a show afraid to push boundaries. From Episode 1 on, the series has pushed the boundaries of what's allowed on cable television with its brutal violence and heated sex scenes. Of course, it's all portrayed with the utmost class and character, but the family drama is also one of the more adult offerings airing right now.
In two new trailers for Season 4, fans should be reminded of just that. Though no new footage from the upcoming season is included, stars Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell are as fresh as ever while seducing two new marks. The second video is all atmosphere, harkening back to the Cold War tensions the period drama is built on. Together they're quite the tease for what we've been missing these past few months, making Season 4 all the more eagerly anticipated.
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Global Screen has picked up worldwide distribution rights to English-language animated movie “The Journey of the Elephant Soliman,” and has started pre-sales at the European Film Market in Berlin.

The film, which is directed by Sandor Jesse (“Little King Macius,” “Raven the Little Rascal — The Big Race”), is set in 1548, and follows the adventures of a shy spice-merchant’s son, a wise Indian elephant and a spunky Austrian princess who team up to escape the clutches of a possessive prince. They set out on a journey that takes them around the world.

Global Screen has a strong track record with family entertainment movies, such as “Niko & the Way to the Stars,” “Niko 2 – Little Brother, Big Trouble” and “Ooops! Noah Is Gone…,” which have sold around the world.

Julia Weber, head of theatrical sales at Global Screen, said: “This newest addition to our animation slate promises to be just as heart-warming,
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